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  "path": "/white-people-online-are-really-excited-about-lunar-new-year",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-17T17:47:20.000Z",
  "site": "https://defector.com",
  "tags": [
    "Under The Influence",
    "chinese new year",
    "going through a chinese time in my life",
    "lunar new year"
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  "textContent": "I’m sure I’m telling on myself by revealing this, but Western astrological readings are a staple of my social feeds. (To tell on myself further: Scorpio sun, Gemini rising, Cancer moon.) I don't necessarily believe in it, but I don’t _not_ believe in it either, and when I’m served a video that begins with a person saying, “Stop scrolling! This week is important,” I will stop scrolling and pay attention to find out how and why this week is important. Please tell me how the stars have foretold the argument I’ll have with a family member this week. Yes, I will take a warm bath with herbs and essential oils to cleanse my system before eclipse season. Thank you so much for the recommendation.\n\nEvery January and February, I’m served a sprinkling of Chinese Zodiac astrology in the weeks leading up to Lunar New Year; this is because my algorithms all know I’m Korean. It’s never as ubiquitous in my feed as Western astrology content, but there’s reliably a steady trickle of videos explaining the energy of the new year.\n\nThis year is completely different, though. The trickle is a flood, because it seems the whites have discovered Lunar New Year, big time.",
  "title": "White People Online Are Really Excited About Lunar New Year"
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